The power to possess an abnormally durable/strong musculature as an armor. Sub-power of Muscle Mass Enhancement and Muscle Tension Refinement. Variation of Dermal Armor and Internal Reinforcement. Not to be confused with Skin Hardening.
Also Called[]
- Armored/Defensive/Rough Muscle
- Muscle Defense
- Tekkai (One Piece)
Capabilities[]
The user's muscles are so durable/strong that that they can use it to cause physical attacks to bounce off of their muscles. Since the muscles are directly under one's skin, the muscles can be used to protect one's bones and innards. By flexing the muscles at point of contact, the user can even bounce the attack back.
Applications[]
- Blunt Force Immunity
- Potential Bulletproof Durability to possibly Piercing Immunity- Only if one muscles are tough enough.
- Deflection - Mainly projectiles.
- Limited Pressure Resistance
- Super Anchoring
Associations[]
- Defense Powers
- Density Manipulation
- Durability Concentration
- Durability-Based Strength - Possible but only if strong enough.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
- Muscle Manipulation
Limitations[]
- Areas with less muscle concentration are less protected and those without are not.
- Does not protect the outer skin.
- Muscles cannot protect against attacks from inside the body.
- May require user to consciously flex muscles to block attacks.
- Muscles are still part of one's flesh body and are vulnerable to damage not of pure brute force (ex: burning, freezing and electrifying).
- Cutting may be capable of bypassing it.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Aaron Tide (The Boxer)
- Gyanza Rujike (Black Cat)
- Ouma Kurogane (Chivalry of A Failed Knight)
- Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!)
- Crystabel (From Commonplace to the World's Strongest)
- Members of the Yato Tribe (Gintama)
- Julius Reinhold (Kenganverse)
- Wakatsuki Takeshi (Kenganverse)
- Akisame Kōetsuji (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Lance Corporal Balke (Luger Code 1951); via his werewolf form
- Yuri (Mahou? Sonna Koto yori Kinniku da!)
- Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Goto Imasuji/Muscular (My Hero Academia)
- Kaidou (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gear Fourth: Bound Man
- Users of Six Powers/Rokushiki (One Piece); via Tekkai
- Superalloy Darkshine (One-Punch Man)
- Shikijō (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Raiden Tameemon (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie)
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Live Television
- Ultraman Titas(Ultraman series)
Video Games
Comics
- Daxamites (DC Comics); while exposed to yellow sun
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); while exposed to yellow sun
- Brit (Image Comics)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Emil Blonsky/The Abomination (Marvel Comics)
- Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
- Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Olympians (Marvel Comics)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Cain
- Luther Strode
- Leonard Williams/Tyrone Cash (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
Cartoons
- Vaxasaurian (Ben 10)
- Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10)
Known Objects[]
- Britney's Indestructibility Serum (Image Comics)
- Solidus Snake's exoskeleton (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
- Energy Steroid (One Piece)
- Perfected Hulk Serum Pill (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
Gallery[]
Gyanza Rujike (Black Cat) using his enhanced muscles to cause bullets to bounce off.
Bruce Banner/The Hulk's (Marvel Comics) muscles are so strong that conventional bullets simply bounce off.
Blueno (One Piece) using Tekkai to harden his body, causing Tilestone's hammer to shatter upon recoil impact.
Rob Lucci (One Piece) using Tekkai: Utsugi to bulk his muscles at the time of impact, causing the attack to be bounced back.
Hody Jones (One Piece) took so much Energy Steroids that his muscles bulked up to the point of being bulletproof.
Conkeldurr (Pokémon) using Bulk Up to up its muscles, increasing offense and defense.
Metapod (Pokémon) using Harden to stiffen all the muscles in its body, increasing its defense.
Zangief's (Street Fighter) muscles are so strong that they can not only stop a katana, but break it to no ill effect...
...and stop a punch from Balrog.
Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Humungousar, Ultimate Humungosaur, Four Arms, and Ultimate Aggeregor's armored muscle.
Muscular's (My Hero Academia) muscles harden so much that they were able to stand Deku's Dertroit Smash at 100%.
Solidus Snake's (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty) exoskeleton can bulk up and harden its artificial muscles to endure and diffuse damage from firearms and bladed weapons.
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) strengthen his muscles to such an extent that even a high-powered Spirit Gun can't pierce him.